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2014 Aluminum vs. C12000 Copper

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0